Dripping bottle

ABSTRACT

A hanging type bottle for use in dripping fluids into the body of a patient. The bottle contains a protective tube of plastic which adheres to the body of the bottle and a disc-like member attached to the outer bottom surface of the bottle. The disc-like member contains integral hanging rings and serves as a cushion and noise dampener. The disc-like member is secured to the bottle by an edge of the protective tube. Should an accident occur which results in breakage, the protective tube prevents the broken bottle from being scattered over a wide area. Standard type bottles can be used without the necessity of providing grooves, etc. in the body of the bottle for suitably hanging the bottle.

United States Patent 1 Fujio [111 3,744,658 [451 July 10,1973

[52] U.S. C1. 215/100 A, 215/12 R [51 Int. Cl 865d 25/22 [58] Field 01 Search 215/12 R, 100 A,

215/100 R; 248/359, 360-, 206/D1G. 8; 156/86 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS l/l972 Morita et a1. .L 215/100 A 9/1971 Shank 215/12 R 8/1936 Miles 150/48 9/1953 Bishop 2151100 A UX Primary Examiner-Donald F. Norton Attorney-Spensley, Horn and Lubitz [5 7] ABSTRACT A hanging type bottle for use in dripping fluids into the body of a patient. The bottle contains a protective tube of plastic which adheres to the body of the bottle and a disc-like member attached to the outer bottom surface of the bottle. The disc-like member contains integral hanging rings and serves as a cushion and noise dampener. The disc-like member is secured to the bottle by an edge of the protective tube. Should an accident occur which results in breakage, the protective tube prevents the broken bottle from being scattered over a wide area. Standard type bottles can be used without the necessity of providing grooves, etc. in the body of the bottle for suitably hanging the bottle.

3 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures PMENTEU (M973 3. 744, 658

MF/SAAK/ v FEM/0 v INVENTUR ATTORNEY 1. DRIPPING BOTTLE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION the broken pieces if an accident resulting in breakage occurs.

Another object of the present inventionis to provide a hanging type bottle which is easy to make and extremely economical.

The further object of the present invention is to provide a bottle which can be conveniently hung.

To this end, the present invention provides a bottle for dripping fluid comprising a protective tube which adheres to the body of the bottle by heat-contracting a plastic film and a disc-like member made from a soft plastic which is attached onto the outer bottom surface of the bottle. The disc-like member has an inner opening and one or more hanging rings integrally formed therein. The disc-like member is fastened to the outer bottom surface of the bottle by the edge of the protective tube which is bent inwardly at the lower end thereof.

Further objects and advantages will be apparent from the following drawings and the detailed description of the preferred embodiment.

2. Prior Art Frequently Ringers solution or liquid glucose is dripped and injected into the body of a patient over a FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing how a protective tube and the disc-like members are attached to the bottle; and

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the disc-like member which is adapted to be attached to a dripping type bottle according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to the accompanying-drawings, one

given period of time. Typically this is done utilizing a bottle having such solution therein and around which a hanging means consisting of metal plate is provided. The bottle is commonly used upside down and hung from a suitable bar or the like.

In most bottles of this kind, it is necessary to form a groove on the lower periphery of the bottle into which the hanging means may be inserted and to provide graduated scales on the body of the bottle showing the volume contained therein.

It requires substantial labor and time to make such a bottle. When such a bottle is accidentally dropped on the floor while carrying or using it, the bottle is likely to break and the broken pieces may be scattered in all directions. When such a bottle is placed on a table surface or the like, it can easily slide off the surface. Also,

since the metal hanging means normally projects from the side surface of the bottle, the bottle is liable to collide with other things. Accidents using such bottles often occur. It is not desirable, particularly in a hospital to make unnecessary noisewhenever a bottle is placed down on a surface, such as a table. The prior art bottles require pasting labels on the bottle to describe the use of the'contents of the bottle.

In order to remove the above described disadvantage in the bottles of the type described, various modifications have been attempted. However, no bottle which substantially removes the disadvantage described above is available.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the invented dripping type bottle hanging from a hook in a typical configuration;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the disc-like member attached to the bottle shown in FIG. 1;

is shown in FIG. 1.

A plastic film is heat-contracted onto the body of the bottle 1 so as to form a protective tube 2. 0n the bot- I torn surface 3 of the bottle 1 is attached a disc-like member 4 formed from a soft plastic material. The disc-like member 4 has a circular configuration as shown in FIG. 2 and the disc-like member 4 also has a circular ring 5 formed inside thereof. When in use, the hanging ring 5 is pulled out as shown in FIG. 1 and hung from ahook 6. When the bottle is hung, the top 7 of the hanging ring 5 is located almost at the center of the bottom of the bottle 1. Thus, the bottle I may be hung substantially in a perpendicular fashion without tilting. On the peripheral surface of the disc-like member 4 there is formed a circular receiving extrusion 8 adapted to properly mate with the peripheral parts of the bottom 3 of the bottle 1. The lower peripheral side surface 9 of the disc-like member 4 is slightly sloped.

The purpose and function of the sloped portion 9 willbe described hereinafter.

The edge 10 is bent inwardly at the lower end of the protective tube 2 to fasten the disc-like member 4 to the bottom 3 of the bottle 1. Located on the side surface of the protective tube 2 is a printed scale 11 showing the volume of the solution or containing other suitable indicia and designations showing the contents. A label 12 having suitable instructions or designations thereon may be easily inserted between the bottle 1 and the protective tube 2 without a messy pasting step.

The disc-like member 4 attached to the bottom 3 of I therefore, the possibility of an accident resulting in the breaking of the bottle is substantially decreased. If,

however, such accident does occur, the broken pieces of the bottle will not scatter since the protective tube will serve to contain such pieces.

Unlike the prior art in the present invention there is no need to provide a groove to receive the hanging means, no scale is formed on the surface of the bottle, and it is not necessary to paste a label or the like, on the body of the bottle. Thus, the'steps required in making the invented bottle are greatly reduced over that of the prior art.

When the invented bottle is hung, it is only necessary to pull out the hanging ring 5 from the disc-like member 4 and attach it to a suitable hanger, such as hook To accomplish the fastening of the disc-like member 4-and the protective tube 2 to the bottle 1 effectively,

it is desirable to first fix the disc-like member 4 to one end of the protective tube 2.

To achieve this, one places the disc-like member 4 on a cylindrical mold having a diameter a little larger than that of the body of the bottle 1. Then the protective tube 2 is placed over the mold with the upper end thereof projecting a little beyond the mold. The protective tube 2 is then heated by a hot blast or the like, so that the protective tube 2 shrinks and adheres to the side surface of the mold and the disc-like member. The upper edge is bent inwardly and adheres to the peripheral part of the bottom of the disc-like member 4. Thus, the tube 2 is preliminarily shaped and at the same time the disc-like member 4 is fixed at one'end thereof. Subsequently, the bottom side of the bottle 1 may be inserted into the preliminarily shaped tube 2 and the disc-like member 4 is attached to the bottom 3 of the bottle 1. Thereafter, the bottle 1 is heated, whereby the protective tube 2 and the disc-like member 4 are joined to the side and the bottom surfaces of the bottle 1. As can be readily seen, the manufacturing process for producing the invented bottle is extremely simple.

Since the peripheral side surface 9 forms a slope, the heat contraction of the tube 2 during the preliminary shaping thereof causes the disc-like member 4 to be elapsed in the tube. Thus, there is no fear of a slipping of the disc-like member 4 out of the preliminary shaped tube 2 even when the assembly is turned with the free end of the tube in the downward direction. Instead of providing a slope on the peripheral side surface 9 of the disc-like member, some other projections (e.g., circular projections) may be provided on the peripheral side surface thereof to accomplish the same result.

Provision of a slope at the peripheral side surface 9 in such a fashion that the area of the disc-like member 4 is increased at the side opposite to that which mates with the bottom of the bottle, will also advantageously stabilize the bottle on a desk or the like.

When the solution in the bottle is consumed and it is desired to use a new one, the protective tube 2 may be easily torn, thereby allowing the bottle 1 and the disclike member 4 to be separated easily from each other.

The protective tube 2 and/or the disc-like member 4 may be specially colored in order to conveniently distinguish the kind of the solution by the color used.

In FIG. 4, another embodiment of the disc-like member 4 is shown in which two hanging rings 13, 14 are provided symmetrically about the diameter of the member 4'. Using this embodiment the bottle can be hung with more stability.

It should be understood that the present invention is not restricted to the above-mentioned embodiments and various modifications within the scope of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. For example, the disc-like membermay be solid and not restricted to a circular shape.

I claim:

1. A dripping type bottle comprising a protective tube which is caused to adhere to the body of the bottle by heat-contracting a plastic film on said body, a disclike member of soft plastic attached onto the outer bottom surface of the bottle, said disc-like member having an inner opening and at least one hanging ring integrally formed therein, said disc-like member being fastened to the outer bottom surface of the bottle by the engagement of one edge of the protective tube which is bent inwardly at the lower end thereof and said disclike member having a sloped portion on the peripheral side surface thereof.

2. A dripping type bottle comprising a protective tube which is caused to adhere to the body of the bottle by heat-contracting a plastic film on said body, a disclike member of soft plastic attached onto the outer bottom surface of the bottle', said disc-like member having an inner opening and at least one hanging ring integrally formed therein, said disc-like member being fastened to the outer bottom surface of the bottle by the engagement of one edge of the protective tube which is bent inwardly at the lower end thereof and said disclike member having a circular projection provided on the peripheral side surface thereof.

3. A dripping type bottle comprising a protective tube which is caused to adhere to the body of the bottle by heat-contracting a plastic film on said body, a disclike member of soft plastic attached onto the outer bottom surface of the bottle, said disc-like member having an inner opening and at least one hanging'ring integrally formed therein, said disc-like member being fastened to the outer bottom surface of the bottle by the engagement of one edge of the protective tube which is bent inwardly at the lower end thereof and the peripheral part of the upper side of said disc-like member having a circular receiving projection which adjustably fits the peripheral part of the bottom of said bottle. 

1. A dripping type bottle comprising a protective tube which is caused to adhere to the body of the bottle by heat-contracting a plastic film on said body, a disc-like member of soft plastic attached onto the outer bottom surface of the bottle, said disclike member having an inner opening and at least one hanging ring integrally formed therein, said disc-like member being fastened to the outer bottom surface of the bottle by the engagement of one edge of the protective tube which is bent inwardly at the lower end thereof and said disc-like member having a sloped portion on the peripheral side surface thereof.
 2. A dripping type bottle comprising a protective tube which is caused to adhere to the body of the bottle by heat-contracting a plastic film on said body, a disc-like member of soft plastic attached onto the outer bottom surface of the bottle, said disc-like member having an inner opening and at least one hanging ring integrally formed therein, said disc-like member being fastened to the outer bottom surface of the bottle by the engagement of one edge of the protective tube which is bent inwardly at the lower end thereof and said disc-like member having a circular projection provided on the peripheral side surface thereof.
 3. A dripping type bottle comprising a protective tube which is caused to adhere to the body of the bottle by heat-contracting a plastic film on said boDy, a disc-like member of soft plastic attached onto the outer bottom surface of the bottle, said disc-like member having an inner opening and at least one hanging ring integrally formed therein, said disc-like member being fastened to the outer bottom surface of the bottle by the engagement of one edge of the protective tube which is bent inwardly at the lower end thereof and the peripheral part of the upper side of said disc-like member having a circular receiving projection which adjustably fits the peripheral part of the bottom of said bottle. 